Navasota commercial club plans and oilfield hopes
The issue notes Navasota will form a commercial club soon as Austin works to rebuild the dam. It mentions oil field schemes led by Lewis Nixon, a $10 million Texas venture with pipelines and tankers to main cities and New Orleans. Quick silver district reports a new 50 ton furnace boosting output and planned furnaces. A Bryan branch jewelry stock move signals consolidation by Goodman Miller.
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Anmany
Lewis Nixon
Texas Oil Field
New Orleans
Austin
Brewster County
Two Pictures in a Florentine Hall Tell a Crime Tale
A grand Florentine hall shows two faces in gold frames one cherubic child one vile criminal. A Roman street child inspires a painter who gradually depicts innocence transformed by crime. years later the harsh contrast reveals how vice ruins beauty and youth.
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Florentine
Paradise
Hell
Rome
No complaint about other town from returning resident
A returning resident stated he had no complaint about the other town and considered everything all right so far, according to the Navasota Examiner.
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Navasota
Custom Shirt Service Offers Made-to-Measure Fit
A local tailoring pitch invites customers to order spring shirts with guaranteed fit at standard prices. A full line of samples is available for inspection, with options to buy a quarter or half dozen and ensure a pleasing fit.
A Strange Spiritual Marriage Wedding by Medium Ladell
A patriotic widow in Michigan marries a deceased man in a spiritual ceremony conducted by Mollie Ladell. The rite, held before many followers, featured trance invocation of the dead, questions answered by spirits, and a pronouncement of marriage. The bride will live with her spirit husband in a prepared home.
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Michigan
Mollie Ladell
Ladell
Houston Chronicle
Colombia and Panama Tense Skirmish Ends With Casualties
Colombia and Panama near renewed hostilities as government forces clash with Liberal rebels along the railroad, ten Liberals killed. American and British warships expected at Colon as tensions rise. Chile to lodge a diplomatic protest over the sinking of the Chilean steamer Lantaro at Panama Harbor during a Liberal engagement. In Muskogee, a Creek proclamation calls for a council at Hickory Ground Feb 1 under the 1832 treaty framework.
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Colon
Panama
Here
Santiago de Chile
United States of Colombia
Lantaro
South American Steamship Company
Muskogee
I. T
Robert Grayson
Lah-tah Micco
Snake Band of Indians
Hickory Ground Square
Drawing for 50 farms in Fitzgerald colony conducted at Oklahoma City
The Fitzgerald colony drawing in Oklahoma City selected 50 farm tracts of 40 to 640 acres for settlers from Oklahoma, Texas, Georgia, Florida and as far as the Dakotas. The 800 lots drawing was scheduled for the following day.
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Oklahoma City
O. T
Fitzgerald Colony
Oklahoma
Texas
Georgia
Florida
Dakotas
Kurdish clashes erupt in Armenia and Bitlis Van regions
Constantinople reports Kurds are active in Armenia with violent tribal wars in Bitlis and Van. In Bitlis twenty men died, both sides suffered heavy losses at Van. In Kessove vilayet Bulgarians and Turkish troops clashed, ten Bulgarians were killed.
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Constantinople
Armenia
Bitlis
Van
Kessove
Montreal Locomotive Works Planned for East End
Montreal officials report Canadian Pacific railroad has completed plans for a vast locomotive and car works in the citys east end. About 7000 men are expected to be employed and 350 acres have been acquired for the site.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railroad
May Cause Another Arrest in New York Case
Paul G a.k.a. The baud returned to New York from New Orleans amid reports he hurried back to trigger the arrest of a person named in Kern's confession. The claim centers on implications tied to the confession and ongoing legal actions.
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New York
Paul G. Thebaud
New Orleans
Kern
News in Brief: Governors, hangings, deaths, and trials
Franklin Murphy was inaugurated governor of New Jersey in Trenton. John Lutz was hanged at Wilkes Barre Pa for wife murder. Hannah McGowan a leading Little Rock businesswoman died after surgery. Walters paid 88.64 on a defalcation in Crittenden county Arkansas. Eight prisoners escaped from Poplar Bluff Mo prison, two linked to Morley bank robbery. Brenham Texas residents raised 100000 for a cotton mill. An ice factory to be built at Marlin Texas. Newton County Texas to build a 25000 courthouse at Newton. Jonathan Smith a Civil War veteran died at Xenia Illinois. Herbert Bicknese jailed at Fort Wayne for contempt of court over wife suit. Mrs J T Kierton of Buffalo Texas tried to give crying child a pill. child died. Fred Markworth of California Missouri died from a gunshot wound in a craps game. Lloyd Dishcon alleged shooter. Re P Marsh a pioneer of Beaver county Oklahoma killed by horse accident near Guymon. John Shaffer Vandalia yard conductor killed by fast train at Terre Haute Indiana. Prof Andrews of Pana Ill high school created a self winding clock for school alarms and dismissals. Three unknown negroes killed while attempting to beat a train near Natchez Miss. Car of rails near Cherokee Iowa toppled, killing two and injuring three. Patrolman Eugene Robinson of San Francisco killed by burglars. Anton Staeckel of Waterloo Ill arrested for murder of wife Mia Staeckel. death occurred last October. Henry Brown Civil War veteran died at Charleston Ill aged 65. pension of 72 dollars a month for blindness.
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Poplar Bluff
Morley
Brenham
Tex
Marlin
Texas
Newton County
Newton
Jonathan Smith
Xenia
Herbert Bicknese
Fort Wayne
Ind
J. T. Kierton
Buffalo
Fred Markworth
California
Lloyd Dishcon
RE. P. Marsh
Beaver County
Oklo
Guymon
John Shaffer
Vandalia Yard
Erre Haute
Prof. Andrews
Pana
Ill
Natchez
Miss
Cherokee
Eugene ©. Robinson
San Francisco
Anton Staeckel
Waterloo
Mia
Staeckel
Henry Brown
Charleston
Rail link to Santa Fe hub readied in Texas
It was believed trains would run south via Conroe once the new road connected with the Santa Fe. The connection has been in for a week, used only to handle material. A telegraph station is ready. The G N may not yet set traffic and depot arrangements with the Santa Fe and will wait for their depot and track to arrive.
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Santa Fe
Conroe
G. N
Navasota
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Emmet’s Prescription Pharmacy
Hunter
Chatham
Colombia
Council of Snake Band
Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
Trenton
John Lutz
Wilkesbarre
Hannah McGowan
Little Rock
Ark
A. A. Walters
W. F. Werner
Crittenden County
W. A. Watkins
Attorney-at-Law
Girliow
Nabors Brothers
Wv. F. Parks
Stadle
Nabors Bros
Tucker
Geo. D. Tucker
Ad & G
Tucker House
Mistrat
Wagner & Brandon
Hartman House
Central Hotel
Bryan, Texas
International
Great Northern Railroad
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Longview
Laredo
San Antonio
ST. Louis
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Objective
D. C
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Daly
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